In the beginning of the first century AD, the Roman Empire was just establishing itself and would soon be the largest empire the world had ever seen up to that point. ... In the third and fourth centuries AD the Roman Empire was going through a tough time. ... Paul, started spreading Christianity in the Roman Empire. ... The Church eventually structured itself like the Roman Empire. ... The Church carries on much of the traditions of the Roman Empire into the modern era. ...

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After the collapse of the classical Greek and Roman empires, Western European civilization struggled with each other to become the dominant empire in the region. ... To compare the differences in how Western Europe and the Islamic World sought to expand their empires, first the role of religion in the expansion of each region's empires must be understood. Roman Catholicism was the foundation for European society; it was the one thing that united a vastly different people fragmented into small kingdoms. ... Since the Church was always linked to the political system, it was a must that poli...

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The ancient Roman Empire is divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at Byzantium. Byzantine is therefore employed to designate this Eastern survival of the ancient Roman Empire. ... Justinian the First marks the end of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Byzantine Empire. ... Everything seemed to falling apart but Charlemagne wanted to recreate the power, prestige and culture of western Roman empire. ... The economic infrastructure of the west had not been repaired, and the reconstruction of anythi...

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Followers practicing religious traditions follow in accordance with the scriptures to be practicing in the right path or if they follow a path that is outside of what is written of the word to be, then they are on the wrong path[ CITATION Fie13 l 1033 ].Christianity originated in Roman occupied Jerusalem; however, was not all compiled of Jewish beliefs, but did practice traditional philosophies that are distinct from the Classical Greek, which was known to be more dominant during the Roman Empire time. ... "Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism"[ CITATION Fie13 l 10...

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During his life, his followers were trying to encourage Jesus to rise up and take action with arms against the Roman Empire but in every attempt to persuade him, he would not undergo these actions. ... As the gospel, spread through the large portion of the known Roman Empire and even to regions beyond, new churches began in Jewish synagogues and Christianity was seen at first, as part of Judaism. ... A key transition takes place at the time of the Jewish Revolt against Roman authority. ... Callistus a former slave actually becomes bishop of Rome and makes claims for special importance of th...

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The history of Western civilization can be defined as a conflict between the ancient Greek and Roman world. ... With the decline of the Roman Empire the Roman Catholic Church took its place ushering in faith and putting it before everything else. From the time that the Roman Catholic Church took over at around 500 until 1500 the people of the time believed strongly in Platonic Spiritualism. ...

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., when Alexander the Great added Palestine to his empire. ... The Romans set up a local dynasty, the house of Herod, to rule most of Palestine. ... While suppressing a major Jewish revolt, the Romans destroyed the second Temple in 70 C.E. ... From the early fourth century, when Christianity became legal in the Roman empire, Jerusalem developed as a centre of Christian pilgrimage. ( Bahat, 1989, p.230) When Christianity was recognized as a legitimate religion by the Romans, Christians built churches and Christian shrines in Jerusalem. ... Jerusalem was under Roman control until 638 C.E., w...

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With this new protection, Christianity began to spread throughout the Roman Empire. ... This seemingly minor achievement enabled the Christian Bible to be more user friendly to entire Roman Empire for more people were able to understand and read Latin than Greek or Hebrew. With this development, the Christian scriptures and ideals could be preached in every corner of the Roman Empire and the Christian faith could know no boundaries. ...

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The Christian Identity: Christianity grew from a small group of followers into a full fledged religion in the fourth to the sixth century when the Roman Catholic Church replaced the Roman Empire. ... Church leaders were influenced by Latin language, Roman courts and architecture. ... Gregory the Great developed the Church government were the Popes would govern the Roman Church. ... Roman Catholics say that visual representations of God were to inspire people in their faith. ...

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In the 'Old World' Chinese believed that death brought a gradual return to the cosmos, while the Romans, Arabs and Greeks thought that death allowed one to reach a more definitive plain (e.g. ... The God-given aspect of rule was also used predominantly in the Roman papacy and the pharaohs of Egypt. ... The Crusades by the Roman Popes are possibly the best evidence of abuse of religious power, and they took over one-thousand years, since the beginning of Christianity, to begin. ... Some could argue that Islam was a factor in the attacks on the Byzantine Empire, but it is clear that u...

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Nowadays I feel that their is a sort of antipathy towards Arab-Americans after the terrorist attacks on 9-11 by arab terrorists just like their was a resentment toward Japanese-Americans 60 years ago after the attacks on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan.. ... Europe was entering its Dark Ages, nursing its dwindling links to a dead Roman culture. ... They endeavoured to acquire the knowledge of previous civilizations by obtaining Egyptian, Babylonian, Indian, Chinese, Farsi, Armenian, Hebrew and Roman texts and translating them into Arabic. ... Four hundred years later, Fibonacci wrote his...

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The inception of Christianity and Islam in the Roman and Byzantine empires, the African kingdoms, and the Arabian Peninsula influenced each civilization's daily life, set of beliefs, government, and the Christians and Muslims who practiced. ... He and his followers grew in numbers until the Roman Empire became to feel threatened. Roman officials believed Jesus was rivaling the emperor in power, and ordered him crucified for treason and blasphemy. ...

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Some of the most dynamic developments took place in the western part of the Roman Empire, which witnessed the growth of the papacy and the migration of the Germanic peoples. ... Finally in 800 an independent Western Empire was born when Pope Leo III crowned Frankish king Charlemagne emperor. ...

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My Outlook of Religion In our culture today we live in a society that has shifted its focus to career, money, and personal gain. We have lost much relative to our belief in Jesus Christ and his message. The scientific and technological advances in medicine have lessoned the impact that the mess...

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The Persian conquest was extremely significant, because it was the annex of the 400-year Persian Empire, a huge feat. ... During the Orthodox Caliphate, the Islamic Empire flourished to remarkable new heights, with their control spanning over a greater landmass than that of the Greek and Roman Empires. ...

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Later on in the Roman Empire things changed, Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the entire Empire. ... The Christian religion in the Roman days has had two real styles of worship place, none, and large, grand churches. ...

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The rise and spread of Islam was caught in between the local war against the Eastern Roman and the Sasanian empires. The teachings of Prophet Muhammad eventually became a source of conflict between the empires. ...

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., Jesus was arrested in Jerusalem on the eve of Passover at the instigation of religious authorities and crucified on a Roman cross (Sheler). ... The Siege of Jerusalem took place in 637, following the decisive defeat of the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Yarmouk, when the Caliph Umar the Great, a Muslim, conquered Jerusalem and entered the city on foot (Timeline of Jerusalem). ...

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This is reflected in the Four Crusades, the Holy Roman Empire (headed by the Pope who wielded enormous power) the primary waves of Islamic Jihad, and the growth of the Ottoman Empire, which caused serious religious imbalances especially in the Balkans which consequences erupted in the last decay. ...

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Of course, until the Renaissance, various religious empires had controlled the world - e.g., the Holy Roman Empire. ... In the 16th century, and the beginning of what we consider to be the modern age (1492), three great Muslim empires were established: Ottoman empire in Asia Minor, which wielded substantial world power until after World War I; Safavid Empire in Iran (the major Shiite nation); and the Moghul empire on the Indian subcontinent. ... All three empires were well run, systematically governed, and improved standards of living for their subjects. ... They were the culmination of...

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The only people who have a right to complain about the Crusades would be Orthodox Christians who were betrayed by Roman Catholics, which was the primary reason the Ottoman Muslims sacked Constantinople and replaced the Byzantine Empire with their own; this same regime eventually went on to massacre a few million Armenian Christians and Jews decades before the Holocaust. ...

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That verse was found in Romans 8:38-39. ... Born in a manger and crucified as a malefactor, he now controls the destinies of the civilized world and rules a spiritual empire which embraces one-third of the inhabitants of the globe."...

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La ilaha illa Allah Muhammad ur rasul Allah. This is the first pillar of Islam, the Shahada or the declaration of faith. The shahada translates in English to: There is no God other than Allah, and Muhammad is the last messenger of God (Zeno). Every Muslim, regardless of sect, must adhere to these words throughout their life. Islam emerged as one unified religion based upon the teachings of Prophet Muhammad that he received directly from Allah and his angels. ...

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